Nilgiri Mountain Railway. (Picture credit score: X/@RailMinIndia)
New Delhi: Consideration rail commuters! There’s an replace for folks travelling to Tamil Nadu through Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) because the nationwide transporter has suspended prepare providers over Nilgiri Mountain Railway following the heavy rainfall and landslides within the space. As a result of unhealthy climate, a number of bushes have fallen on the observe between Kallar-Coonoor part of NMR, affecting the century-old rail route.
Although the restoration work on the observe is in full swing, a number of prepare providers have been suspended till Thursday, November 16, 2023. Southern Railway (SR) is the executive head of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway. In accordance with an announcement by the Zonal Railway, passengers who had been scheduled to journey by way of the suspended prepare will probably be supplied an entire refund of the ticket value.
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The trains which have been cancelled
Scheduled to go away Mettupalayam at 07:10 am, Mettupalayam-Udagamandalam Passenger Particular working with prepare quantity 06136 has been cancelled.
Scheduled to go away Udagamandalam at 2:00 pm, prepare quantity 06137 Udagamandalam-Mettupalayam Passenger Particular has been cancelled.
The providers of the Coonoor-Udagamandalam Passenger Prepare, working with prepare quantity 06141 has been suspended. It’s scheduled to go away Coonoor at 07:45 am.
Coonoor-Udagamandalam Passenger prepare, prepare quantity 06143, scheduled to go away Coonoor at 12:35 hrs.
Scheduled to go away Coonoor at 4:00 pm, the Coonoor-Udagamandalam Passenger prepare won’t be obtainable for passengers till November 16. It operates with prepare quantity 06138.
Scheduled to go away Udagamandalam at 09:15 am, the providers of the Udagamandalam-Coonoor Passenger prepare has additionally been suspended. It embarks on its journey at 09:15 am.
Scheduled to go away Udagamandalam at 12:15 hrs, the providers of prepare quantity 06142 Udagamandalam-Coonoor Passenger prepare has been suspended.
Udagamandalam-Coonoor Passenger prepare, prepare quantity 06140, scheduled to go away Udagamandalam at 5:30 pm.
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About Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR)
Designated as UNESCO’s World Heritage Website in 2005, the Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) is without doubt one of the most scenic locations throughout the nation. The Mettupalayam to Ooty has 9 stations, together with Kallar, Mettupalayam, Coonoor, Hillgrove, Wellington, Ketti, Aruvangadu, Lovedale and Udagamandalam (Ooty). The complete route has a complete of 250 bridges, round 208 curves, 16 tunnels and 15 Highway Over Bridge (ROBs) and Highway Below Bridge (RUBs).